Fluid aura, just why.

Real CC would go a long way to make this game great again. I don’t really touch anything other than BLU anymore, and it’s really made me realize that one BIG reason our jobs lack flavor these days is the lack of CC mechanics. Tank and spank at the gate while AoE down mobs is really what we have grown accustomed to and it feels awful. How about new dungeon mechanics that make you have to defend an objective, and enemies have to be slowed down with binds, heavy, sleep, or freeze? Dare I say it- maybe Black Mage’s freeze should actually freeze. Or having incredibly dangerous enemies that will wipe your party if you pull them on top of trash- some that say, will relentlessly target the healer? Fluid Aura has NEVER been useful and I’m honestly impressed it’s made it this far. Oh well. I won’t hold my breath.

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Originally Posted by glamazon

It’s not just white mage. We all have spells that need to be changed or better they need to add depth to the encounters. How can an mmo not need any cc? Cc is a cornerstone. Sleep bind charm these could add depth to the game.

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CC skills do exist with Head Graze, Foot Graze, leg Graze, sleep, Low Sweep ect but besides very select times there is no need for it disregarding PVP

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Originally Posted by glamazon

It’s not just white mage. We all have spells that need to be changed or better they need to add depth to the encounters. How can an mmo not need any cc? Cc is a cornerstone. Sleep bind charm these could add depth to the game. How about one fair is able to charm one of the enemies not a boss but like an add type enemy and have it fight for the group? The fairy wouldn’t be able to heal while charming the mob.

Or how about ast undraw does something useful like tosses all cards at an enemy for a stun?

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We had lots of CC in ARR. Yoshi-P has continuously said they are working towards simplifying the game.
Sadly, this seems to be working as it's drawing many players in.

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Originally Posted by AceofRains

Real CC would go a long way to make this game great again. I don’t really touch anything other than BLU anymore, and it’s really made me realize that one BIG reason our jobs lack flavor these days is the lack of CC mechanics. Tank and spank at the gate while AoE down mobs is really what we have grown accustomed to and it feels awful. How about new dungeon mechanics that make you have to defend an objective, and enemies have to be slowed down with binds, heavy, sleep, or freeze? Dare I say it- maybe Black Mage’s freeze should actually freeze. Or having incredibly dangerous enemies that will wipe your party if you pull them on top of trash- some that say, will relentlessly target the healer? Fluid Aura has NEVER been useful and I’m honestly impressed it’s made it this far. Oh well. I won’t hold my breath.

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Fluid Aura was very useful in its first iteration when it dealt damage. The second iteration kept the knock back andnaas good for repositioning adds (and the A4S boss, lol). Then they removed that, too, and made it completely useless as most things are immune to the bind.

Id love for it to Stun since casters dont get stuns normally or just remove the dam thing

Give it its knockback effect back so we can knock ranged enemies into the mosh pit when the tank can't be bothered to notice nobody's AoEs are hitting the one out of range mob.

I always thought it would be interesting if Fluid Aura became a lower level version of Assize, that eventually upgrades to it. It would fit the aesthetic and free up a button space for a brand new skill. And it would allow for WHM to get a feel for using such a skill at a lower level.

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Originally Posted by MartaDemireux

I wish this spell would go the way of Ruin II and be an ability that can be used to weave or use while running out of AoE - differentiate it by giving it a cooldown longer than the GCD (similar to Air Anchor/Drill) and maybe have it generate a blue lily or part of the blood lily (think of it like watering a plant to make it grow).

It has the animation of the regular Water spell that NPCs get so it should deal damage and just be renamed to Water. Get regular upgrades to Water IV. Then, if SE is still adamant on the level 72 removal of elements and going pure holy/light/astral visuals, upgrade it to Banish.

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Seriously. WHM doesn't have an on the move DPS button and Fluid Aura ( upgraded to Flood) would be perfect for that.

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Originally Posted by Rongway

Give it its knockback effect back so we can knock ranged enemies into the mosh pit when the tank can't be bothered to notice nobody's AoEs are hitting the one out of range mob.

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Please no, not until tanks get a role action called "get out of the way!"

Hell, give 8% MP back on Fluid Aura because low level mana regen sucks. Found this out as well by doing some mentor roulette on my SCH and not having Atherflow until lvl 45 leads to some major MP issues.

AST: Gets 8% MP back on Draw (30s CD)
WHM: Gets 8% MP back on Fluid Aura (Also is a 30s CD)
SCH: Give them Aetherflow at lvl 30 or sooner